[[Thanks to you guys who reviewed! Here's the second chapter for you, sorry it's so short. It's not as good as the first one but again, I tried. Please review!]]

"There you are brother!" Al said, jumping up from the bed in their small hotel room. "I was just about to-" he stopped, seeing the girl behind Ed. "Al, do remember (name)?" Ed asked. Foggy memories shook Al's consciousness. He couldn't remember a lot of things before he was put into the armor, but he could distinctively see your smile, he could hear the way you laughed. How were you standing right in front of him once again, the girl he had always had a crush on? "Mmhmm." He nodded. "Al!" you said, giving him a smile just like he remembered. "I can't believe it's you! You've gotten so big!" he laughed, scratching the back of his head. "Yeah…" he said, his voice drifting off at the end of the word. "What's wrong?" you asked, looking between Ed and Al. Ed had a solemn expression as he gave a small nod to Al. "(Name)," he said, sighing "Thing is…Ed and I…we did something we weren't supposed to." He said in his gentle voice. "What do you mean?" you asked, confused. "After mom died, we were really upset…" Al said and Ed's crying face from that day rushed into your mind. "We wanted to… we had to do something. We hated being all alone... so we… we…tried to…to..." Al said, struggling with the words. Even after explaining it hundreds of times, he felt terrible telling you. "…transmute her." He said and you gasped, your hands flying to your mouth. "You didn't!" you said, shaking your head in disbelief. "We did." Ed said, speaking for the first time. His face was angry but the anger seemed to be towards himself. "And as you well know, human transmutation never works." You shook your head again, reeling. It couldn't be true. "But we had to pay." Al said sadly. "Equivalent exchange." Ed muttered. "What did you pay?" you said, afraid to ask. Slowly, Ed took off his jacket. You gasped, you couldn't believe it. "You-your arm…" you said, reaching your hand out, your fingers trembling. His right arm was gone, replaced by a metal one. "Automail." Ed said. You knew it well, Winry had gushed about it constantly as kids. "My left leg's the same way." He said, looking down. "And I lost... well, see for yourself." Al said, raising his helmet. You held back a scream, seeing the emptiness of his armor. You shook, your hands clasped against your mouth. "I'm sorry! Please don't be scared! Ed bonded my soul to this armor." He said, explaining. "I'm not scared." You said, your voice shaking like your body. "I just feel awful for you guys." tears dripping down your cheeks. "I am so, so sorry." You said. "What are you sorry for?" Ed asked bitterly. "Brother!" Al said. You shook your head. "I'm sorry I wasn't there for you guys when you needed someone." You said and Ed looked away. "It's not your fault." Ed was going to say that it was too late now but he couldn't stand seeing you crying or upset, he never could. It was one of his weakest points. "It doesn't matter who's fault something is, it's whether you stop it or not." You said sadly. "You couldn't have done anything. You were in Central!" Al said, trying to console you. "I should've stayed." you said and Ed's eyes grew wide for just a second as a memory rushed back. You were standing in front of the train station, your suitcase in your hands. "So you're really leaving?" Ed asked. "Yep, my train will be here in a few minutes." You told him. "What are you going to do?" he asked his voice emotionless. It had only been a few months since the incident in the cemetery. You hadn't talked about it once since. "I'm going to stay with an alchemist who was a friend of my parents; he's going to train me to become a state alchemist." "But... why are you going?" he asked. You sighed. "There's nothing left for me here. Mom and Dad are off at war, Ed. I have to go somewhere." You told him. "Why don't you just stay with Winry? Or…us." He said and you smiled. "Ed, I-" He cut you off "Why can't you stay!?" he said angrily and your mouth opened in surprise as the train approached. "I have to go. I'm sorry." You said as the train door opened and you climbed the steps. Once you got to your seat, you looked out your window only to see him wiping his face with his sleeve as he walked away. That was so long ago, he thought, you were only children then. He snapped back to reality as you said "I wish I had stayed." "I wish you had stayed too." Ed said quietly to himself. "I really do."

[[So there it is, sorry for so many flashbacks, if I continue I'll put less. Still not sure if I will though. Please review if you have the chance. Thanks for reading!]]